Music workstation Puns

Hi,

To preface this, I already have a custom built PC with all the bells and whistles (i9 cpu, 32gig ram, SSD's out the wah-zoo etc...). However, I'm currently looking into getting a laptop that I can use primarily to produce on the go (If I'm travelling or maybe want a change of scenery from my bedroom studio). I'd be using a focusrite scarlett 2i2 if I ever want to record guitar or hookup to studio monitors.

I also wouldn't mind be able to play the occasional video game, but don't expect to run the latest AAA games on max settings (nor do I really care about doing so). The most demanding game I'd play would probably be league of legends...

Spec wise, I've filtered my search to laptops containing at least 16gigs of RAM, 512gig SSD, CPU's in the 7th gen (apparently AMD Ryzen are best in this category) and a cheaper graphics card.

I have a price cap of around $1500 CAD and narrowed my options to 4 laptops:

Acer Aspire 7 Notebook - 15.6" FHD, AMD Ryzen 7-5700U, GTX 1650, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, A715-42G-R39V (NH.QAYAA.003)

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=195138

ASUS ROG Strix Gaming Notebook - 15.6'' FHD 144Hz Intel Core i7-10870H - GTX1650Ti, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD - Windows 10 Home, G512LI-DS72-CA

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=187822

ASUS ROG Strix G15 Gaming Notebook, 15.6” FHD, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, G513IC-DS71-CA

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=201171

MSI GF75 THIN Gaming Notebook- 17.3" FHD 144Hz Intel Core i7-10750H - RTX3060, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD - Windows 10 Home, VR Ready, GF75 10UEK-003CA

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1924&item_id=187506

I currently like the look of the Acer Aspire 7 (it's also the cheapest option). All these models have open boxed returns that would save me a few hundred bucks off the initial price. Let me know if you have any other recommendations. Th

I need to build a system for music production/office work (Statistics: R, Stata, python). I wanted to build a Ryzen 5800x system, but with the video card situation I figured an integrated graphics system would be more affordable. This is what I had in mind, but I'm not that great at building systems. I want to keep this system as long as I've kept my 3770k system, about 8 years lol. Do any of you see where I can either better the system for the price shown below or if I can make it cheaper by substituting other parts? Thank you in advance.

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor $449.99

Cooler: Noctua NH-U9S chromax.black 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler $69.95

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard $219.99

Ram: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $134.97

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $74.98

Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $74.98

Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $79.70

$1104.56

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (100-100000279WOF)

Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit

Seagate 2TB Barracuda HDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM008)

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive

Gigabyte B550 AORUS Pro AC (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard

Corsair RM Series RM750 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020195-UK)

Fractal Design Define 7 Compact Mid-Tower Case - Black Dark Tint Tempered Glass